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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2016
Algix, Llc, Meridian, MS (US);
Bo Shi, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael Lawrence Gross, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ryan Webster Hunt, Meridian, MS (US);
Mark Ashton Zeller, Meridian, MS (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A thermoplastic composition includes at least one kind of algae that constitutes from about 10 wt. % to about 55 wt. % of the composition, and a polymer that constitutes from about 45 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of the composition, wherein the composition is free of plasticizer and free of plant polymer. An injection molded article is formed from a material including at least one kind of algae that constitutes from about 10 wt. % to about 55 wt. % of the composition, and a polymer that constitutes from about 45 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of the composition, wherein the material is free of plasticizer and free of plant polymer.